Management of Environmental Quality: Volume 15 Issue 2

Computational fluid dynamics: An advanced active tool in environmental management and education

R.A. Pitarma, J.E. Ramos, M.E. Ferreira, M.G. Carvalho

The improvement in the quality of life together with thermal comfort, air quality, health, workplace security and energy conservation measures justify the integral education of…

Approaches to environmental value analysis of products, processes, and services

Adebayo Agbejule, María Fernández, Sergio d'Espiney

The objective of the paper is to present a model for the environmental value analysis (EVA) and its usefulness as tool towards environmental improvement analysis. A new concept…

Mangrove filtration of anthropogenic nutrients in the Rio Coco Solo, Panama

Brenda B. Lin, Jonathan Dushoff

Measurements of the distribution pattern of several nutrients (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and phosphate) and indicators (dissolved oxygen and conductivity) were conducted along…

Water and planning: hypothesis for the coast of Granada, Spain

Alberto Matarán Ruiz, Luis Miguel Valenzuela Montes

In this article the formulation of a water management hypothesis for the Granada coastal area is presented from a research perspective aimed at fostering the evaluation of the…

A qualitative study of facilities and their environmental performance

Ertugrul Tarcan, Ergin Sait Varol, Metin Ates

Improving indoor environmental conditions and, thus, health standards will have a direct impact on the performance of the employees and, thus, organisations and on the wealth of…

Portuguese experience of voluntary approaches in environmental policy

Manuel F.M. Cabugueira

One of the main ideas expressed in both the 5th and 6th EU Environment Action Programmes for the European Environmental Policy is the support for companies' participation in…

A Swedish overview of selecting hazardous substances as pollution indicators in wastewater

Helena Palmquist, Jörgen Hanæus

The objective was to outline a process for selecting hazardous substances as pollution indicators that imply a chemical risk for the recycling of wastewater residues on arable…